Experience

Computer Teacher, Pulaski County Middle School

Pulaski, VA || Fall 2021 - Fall 2022

• STEM Technology Education teacher working with 3D printers, a laser cutter, microcontrollers, EV3 Lego Bots, and a CNC machine for grades 6-8.

Computer Technician, Pulaski County Public Schools

Pulaski, VA || Spring 2019 - Fall 2021

• Responds to tickets submitted by K-12 sudents and faculty for on-site/remote technical support with 7,000+ devices as a Dell Certified Technician.

• Assists with repairing devices, basic networking, inventory and maintenance of labs and personal Chromebooks, Windows PC and Mac OS laptops and desktops, Apple and Android devices, Promethean boards, projectors, printers, scanners, speakers, and other educational hardware and software. 

• Rapidly learns new hardware/software and adapts to meet department goals.

Travel Church Portrait Photographer, Lifetouch || Fall 2018 

• Photographed individuals/families using studio lighting and props to reach visual storytelling expectations.

• Maintained and set-up travel studio equipment for each shoot.

Equipment Assistant/Content Creator, The Moss Arts Center (ICAT)

Blacksburg, VA || Fall 2016 - Spring 2018

• Documented live performances and community outreach events using photography/videography to reach digital media marketing and archival strategies for stakeholders. 

• Provided technology support for a spatial audio/visually immersive environment with 360° stereoscopic visuals, 150+ speakers, motion capture systems, virtual reality (Occulus Rift/HTC Vive), collaborative technologies (projectors, PCs, tablets, TVs).  

Photographer/Media Producer, The Haunted Graham Mansion

Grahams Forge, VA || Summer 2015 - Fall 2016

• Created content (photographs, digital videos, 2D graphics) for advertising, documentation, and social media engagement. 

• Social media management and online customer service for 5,000+ nightly customers.

Exhibitions

Data Bank // Bank Bank || Blacksburg, VA - May 2018 

Swailing - Senior Thesis Blacksburg, VA - May 2018

Data Bank // Local Branch Blacksburg, VA - December 2016

Publications

Author: Joeseph Loferski. Skateboards as a Sustainable Recyclable Material. Recycling. 2018; 3(2), 20. 

Volunteer &

Organizations

Fine Arts Center of the New River Valley,

Pulaski VA |Spring 2021

• Created curriculum for adult and children art demonstrations/classes held via zoom and through other virtual means.

Kappa Pi International Art Honors Society,

Blacksburg, VA || Fall 2015 - Spring 2018

• Mentored small groups of students at Belview Elementary school in Radford, VA using art as a tool for remediation and creative expression.

• Organized fundraising /donation strategies for philanthropic events, such as “Shack-A-Thon” hosted by Habitat for Humanity, which raised money for homelessness in the New River Valley.